Holland: Bending the rules?
Euthanasia has massive public support in Holland - but there are fears that bad practice is leading to abuse of the relaxed laws in the country.

Lessons from Down Under
The world's first fully legal act of euthanasia in Australia after the Northern Territory cleared the way with legislation in 1996 - the law was overturned nine months later.

'Dr Death': Pushing the law
Dr Jack Kevorkian used to assist terminally-ill patients commit suicide - he dared the law to stop him, and it did. Dr Kevorkian is currently serving 10 to 25 years in prison for murder.